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Laminated Bakelite Teddy
Bear Button
This button is carved from
three colors of vintage Bakelite laminated together. The body of the
bear is a nice teddy bear brown and then there is a swirly white Bakelite
inlaid for the chest and muzzle areas. The eyes and nose are tiny
pieces of black Bakelite also laminated into the button. I carved a
self shank onto the back and inscribed my signature and the date.
Price....$125.00
Carved Ivory Cherub on a
Laminated Bakelite Heart Button
Here is a marriage of two wonderful materials, ivory and Bakelite. The ivory is pre-ban
African material (see About The Materials for
more information on the ivory that I use) and is laminated into the heart,
which is itself laminated with two colors of red. There is a dark
red or maroon for the back and shank and a truer red for the front of the
heart. The cherub is carved with detailed wings behind and a smiling
face in front. The button is nicely polished and measures 1 &
1/8 inches at the longest measurement. I inscribed my signature and
the date onto the back.
Price.....$150.00
Carved Bakelite and Ivory Little Bo Peep or Mary
Had a Little Lamb Button
This is a darling little button featuring a little girl shepherdess with
a sheep. I made the button with Little Bo Peep in mind but she could
just as easily be Mary who has found her lamb. The button is based on a
swirled emerald green Bakelite with the girl and lamb carved from
pre-ban African elephant ivory. The shepherdess' staff/crook is made
from gold filled metal and the button has details painted with enamel
paint. Longest measurement of this dandy button is 1 & 1/4 inches.
Price....$175.00
Mechanical Carved Bakelite (With Gold Filled
Metal) Dairy Cow
Here is a whimsical little moo cow button that I've carved out of
vintage Bakelite. I also used this design to carve a brooch quite some
time ago. The cow is white Bakelite with black Bakelite spots and an eye
inlaid into the base, enamel paint for the hooves, tail, horns and the
collar from which a gold filled metal cow bell hangs. The cow's udder is
pink Bakelite. The tiny clapper in the bell swings freely to make this a
mechanical button. The longest measurement of the button is 1 & 5/8
inches.
Price....$125.00
Black Bakelite Snake Button
Carved from black Bakelite and polished to a nice luster, this is a
great looking snake button. The button measures just under 1 1/4
inches, has inlaid yellow Bakelite eyes, a self shank carved onto the
back and my signature and the date inscribed.
Price...$100.00
Mechanical Bakelite Airplane Button
This is a great little transportation button.
Depicting a little gray airplane, the button is carved entirely from
Bakelite and has a red movable prop which spins on a tiny metal
screw (actually if you hold the plane with the prop pointed towards you,
and blow on the front of the plane, the prop will spin nicely).
The windshield of the plane is painted with enamel paint and a clear
protective coat. The button measures 1 3/8 inches, has a self
shank and my signature and the date inscribed.
$125.00
Mechanical Red Bakelite Telephone Button
Here is a great little realistic telephone button that I've carved
from vintage Bakelite, giving it a dial which spins on a small metal
screw
to make it a mechanical, and a phone cord make from a black strand of
plastic coated telephone wire. There is also a small piece of
gold filled metal embedded as the finger-stop (not sure what the proper
name is for that piece on a real phone) on the bottom edge of
the dial.
The button has a self shank, my signature and the date inscribed, and
measures 1 1/4 inches (although the phone cord tends to stick
out a bit over that, it could easily be compressed a bit more in its
coil to fit within the measurement).
Price...$200.00
Bakelite Hand Holding a Genuine Cultured Pearl
This is a gorgeous button that I've carved from vintage Bakelite as a
hand holding a pearl (wow...if it were realistic size...don't you
wish you had a pearl that large?!!). The pearl is a genuine cultured
fresh water pearl drilled as a bead and is attached securely with a
steel pin inserted through the hole and into the fingers holding it. The
fingernails are painted with enamel paint and the button measures
1 3/8 inches. I carved a self shank onto the back and my signature and
the date are inscribed.
Price...$175.00
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